East Midlands
Find details of local industry events, support, networks and contact information
CITB Advisers can support and guide you in terms of accessing CITB training, grants, funding and apprenticeships. In addition, they can signpost you to other sources of support, help and advice, including local partners and networks, for example LEPs, Growth Hubs and local initiatives.
Please find their contact information in the location links below
Contact your CITB customer engagement adviser
Bedfordshire and North Hertfordshire
Sharon Charles
Email: sharon.charles@citb.co.uk
Sharon Charles is covering Bedfordshire and Luton SG Post code for North Hertfordshire.
Support to grow your business
Chamber of Commerce
A business network designed to promote and protect companies in the county.
Website (Bedfordshire): www.chamber-business.com
Financial support and services to help you recruit and train staff
Workpays
An organisation to assist you in finding work-ready candidates and courses to boost employability.
Website: www.workpays.co.uk
Training groups
For access to training at discounted rates with fantastic support regarding training needs and CITB funding services.
Skills 4 Site (Bedford)
Website: www.skills4site.co.uk
Contact your CITB customer engagement advisers
Derbyshire
Alex McClymont
Tel: 07342 700358
Email: alex.mcclymont@citb.co.uk
Nottinghamshire
Andrea Russell
Tel: 07393 796340
Email: andrea.russell@citb.co.uk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-russell-a578002a/
What's happening in your area
Employer Networks
Employer Networks are an initiative set up and funded by CITB aiming to simplify the way you get the support and funding you need to access the training you want.
Support to grow your business
East Midlands Chamber
East Midlands Chamber are the leading business representation organisation in the region, the voice for business and the 2018 British Chambers of Commerce Chamber of the Year. The Chamber is renowned across the region for enhancing Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire businesses and communities.
D2N2 Growth Hub
The D2N2 Growth Hub is a vital support network for growing and ambitious businesses across Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. It gives businesses access to workshops, events, the latest funding news and any regional or national programmes that will help with the business growth plans.
Financial support and services to help you recruit and train staff
D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP)
The D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership is a locally owned partnership between local authorities and business, it plays a central role in deciding local economic priorities and undertaking activities to drive economic growth and create local jobs. D2N2 is one of the largest LEPs in England.
Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF)
Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) offer Small Business Loans £25,000 – £150,000.
Talentview Construction
Talentview Construction is for employers looking for new talent:
- Showcase your business to talented new recruits
- Promote your training, apprenticeship and first job vacancies
- Search for suitable local candidates
- Make contact with schools, colleges and training providers
Construction Talent Retention Scheme
The Construction Leadership Council’s Talent Retention Scheme helps talented individuals showcase their experience and expertise while helping businesses find the skills they need.
Government Incentive Payments for Hiring an Apprentice
Incentive payments for employers who hired a new apprentice
Nottingham Trent University - High Level Skills Programme
The High Level Skills programme offers dedicated support, advice and funding to help you up-skill your employees and access the wealth of graduate talent in the area. The project is available to SMEs, or employees of SMEs, that are based in the D2N2 area.
High Level Skills | Nottingham Trent University
Training groups
Action for Construction
Action for Construction is a member organisation made up of construction companies based in the East Midlands. Training Groups receive funding from CITB to support levy registered employers identify and access high-quality cost-effective training. They provide advice and guidance on mandatory and skill specific training, offer support to plan training needs, and help employers access high quality and cost-effective Approved Training Organisations.
- Cost effective training
- Ease of identifying training
- Time and resource saving for employers
- Advice, guidance, and support
- Future planning
- Networking
- Provide help to give small and micro employers a voice to CITB and wider industry
Contact your CITB customer engagement adviser
Louise Thorpe
Tel: 07721 573542
Email: louise.thorpe@citb.co.uk
What's happening in your area
Employer Networks
Employer Networks are an initiative set up and funded by CITB aiming to simplify the way you get the support and funding you need to access the training you want.
Business support services
Business Gateway Growth Hub
The Business Gateway is part of the national Growth Hub network. We provide tailored, commercially focused and joined-up advice that’s free, impartial and delivered with one goal in mind: increasing your bottom line.
You can access expert support, diagnostic services, signposting and free workshops to help your business growth. To speak with an adviser call or email the hub:
Contact:
- Tel: 0116 366 8487
- email: growthhub@bizgateway.org.uk
- Follow us on Twitter @bizgateway or LinkedIn business gateway growth hub
- Sign up to our monthly newsletter for the latest support programmes, news updates, and workshops
Leicester Employment Hub
The Leicester Employment Hub offers:
- FREE recruitment support: You may be eligible for our £2,500 grant towards employing a qualifying individual on a 12-month apprenticeship or 6-month paid work experience contract.
- Candidate sourcing support: IMPARTIAL help and support to source local candidates for
- work experience
- work trial
- paid work experience
- apprenticeships
- local jobs
- graduate interns.
For further details, visit Leicester Employment Hub online
Contact details
- Tel: 0116 454 5771
- Email: employmenthub@leicester.gov.uk
Onsite training hub
CITB is funding a construction employability project that trains people to be site-ready for construction career opportunities. If you are looking for new talent, please contact the hub project manager, Richard Thorpe, on 07541 612726 or Richard.Thorpe@leicester.gov.uk.
Midlands Engine Investment fund
The Midlands Engine Investment Fund offers SMEs the opportunity to apply for a variety of funds to help support their growth.
For more information visit the MEIF website
Training groups
There is currently one training group covering the Leicestershire area:
Leicestershire Construction Training Group.
Website: www.lctg.org.uk
Contact your CITB customer engagement advisor
Carole Jones
Tel: 07500 605169
Email: carole.jones@citb.co.uk
What's happening in your area
Employer Networks
Employer Networks are an initiative set up and funded by CITB aiming to simplify the way you get the support and funding you need to access the training you want.
Employers who have accessed funded training through the Lincolnshire Employer Network had this to say about their experiences:
- ‘Extremely beneficial, we were unaware of what funding might be available before we were involved in the network. We were inspired by it all. We never anticipated what funding was available. 'It's been massive benefit'
- ‘Excellent - I think the fact we could tap into something quite easily without having to go through reams of paperwork, applications etc is such a help to a business like us. We are quite time poor as we have so much going on, so anything to get things moving quickly is welcome.’
- ‘It's fantastic, really helpful and a super easy way of organising training'
Business services support
LEP support from Business Lincolnshire Growth Hub
The Growth Hub is a single place to go to for business experts and mentors, support and guidance, grants and finance. Business Lincolnshire have a host of useful information and resources including a toolbox with downloadable guides, free webinars, useful links and videos designed to help you on your business journey.
Visit the Business Lincolnshire website for details
Greater Lincolnshire’s Growth Hub hosts six skilled and experienced business advisers. When you book an appointment with a Growth Hub Adviser you will be assigned a named adviser.
Make initial contact through: 0300 456 3565 or the website link above.
Training groups
CITB supported Construction Training Groups are made up primarily of construction industry employers. Members benefit from discounted training, networking and events aligned to local industry themes, and can also participate in projects that promote construction as an attractive career.
Lincolnshire is serviced by three Construction Training Groups:
- Lincoln Group Training Association – covering Lincoln, Louth and the surrounding areas.
For further details please contact the Group Training Officer, Steve Taylor
- South Lincolnshire Group Training Association – covering South Lincolnshire including Stamford, Grantham, Boston, Skegness and Sleaford.
For further details please contact the Group Training Officer, Steve Taylor
- Humber Training Group – covering North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire areas
For further details please contact the Group Training Officer, Sam Farmery
Contact your CITB customer engagement adviser
Northamptonshire
Emma Cook
Tel: 07780 956896
Email: Emma.Cook2@citb.co.uk
What's happening in your area
Employer Networks are an initiative set up and funded by CITB aiming to simplify the way you get the support and funding you need to access the training you want.
Support to grow your business
Northamptonshire Chamber of Commerce is a business network designed to promote and protect companies in the county:
Training groups
For access to training at discounted rates with fantastic support regarding training needs and CITB funding services.
Northamptonshire Construction Training Group
Website: www.nctg.co.uk
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